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Für die einen ist Cannabis eine harmlose Droge, für andere der Einstieg in eine zerstörerische Sucht. Doch die Wirkstoffe dieser Pflanze können auch als Medizin schwer kranken Menschen helfen und ein neues Gesetz erlaubt es nun allen Ärzten, Cannabis-Arzneimittel zu verschreiben. Was dies genau bedeutet, wird hier erläutert. Schon lange wird unter Fachleuten diskutiert, ob das Verbot von Cannabis und die Kriminalisierung der Konsumenten eher schadet als nützt. Sollte die Droge frei erhältlich sein? In diesem Buch sind die sachlichen Hintergründe zur Diskussion zusammengestellt. Wir müssen uns entscheiden, ob Cannabis als Genussmittel Teil unserer Kultur werden soll oder nicht

Alles über Cannabis, verständlich erklärt: Von der aktuellen Rechtsprechung im In- und Ausland über Geschichte und Anbau der Cannabispflanze, die Wirkung der Droge und ihre negativen Begleiterscheinungen bis hin zum Vergleich mit anderen Drogen und dem Einsatz des Cannabis als Medikament. In diesem populärwissenschaftlichem Buch erklärt der Autor (Anästhesiologe, Leiter der Bundesopiumstelle im BfArM) gut verständlich und sachlich Wissenswertes und Aktuelles rund um die Cannabispflanze und ihre legale wie illegale Nutzung. Der Leser wird detailliert informiert über die aktuelle politische Cannabis-Situation im In- und Ausland, Historisches, Entstehung der Droge und der Drogenszene, Rechtsprechung, Vergleiche mit anderen Drogen und nicht zuletzt über den Cannabis-Einsatz als Medikament. Damit wird der Leser befähigt, sich eine eigene fundierte Meinung über Pro und Kontra "Cannabis" zu bilden. Die Wortwahl ist gelungen, auf Fachterminologie wird weitgehend verzichtet. Jedes Kapitel ist in Unterabschnitte unterteilt, sodass der Text leicht zu lesen ist. Das Layout ist sehr einfach gestaltet; es gibt keine Abbildungen. Inhaltsverzeichnis und Register erlauben eine gute Erschliessung des Buchs. In den umfassenden Endnoten sind Quellennachweise und Literaturhinweise zusammengefasst. Hier wird fündig, wer das Thema noch weiter vertiefen möchte. Der Preis ist angemessen. (2)

AbstractMigration movements to industrialized countries have grown in number and size, and the presence of large numbers of immigrants has raised concerns about their integration and assimilation into host societies. This article is an empirical study of assimilation of foreign nationals in Germany. Their experience may hold lessons for other relatively recent immigration destinations. As expected, language is one of the most critical factors for determining integration and assimilation at the workplace and in society. Our results indicate uneven success in these two areas, and suggest that greater language skills may be required for social assimilation, compared to economic assimilation. Among the most important findings of our study are the strong and statistically significant effects of the attitudes by Germans toward immigrants, the significant influence of the region of residence, and the ambivalence of German‐born foreign residents toward naturalization and continued stay. This signals the failure of past integration and assimilation policies. The results show that negative attitudes by ethnic Germans against others at work or in society, in general, reduce interest in integration and assimilation. This is neither new nor surprising and this research does not contribute new theoretical insights, but it demonstrates the magnitude and significance of the effects. The question of why different locations seemed to have different impacts on citizenship aspirations is beyond the scope of this article. The data do not provide information to pursue this question and we suspect that the causes are too complex for a short answer. As expected, non‐EU citizens showed greater interest in acquiring German citizenship than EU citizens. Finally, the results also indicate that the immediate post‐World War II notion of "guest workers" was not completely false. There has been significant return migration and a significant number of respondents to the survey say that they intend to return.

Undocumented migration is a (inferior) substitute to documented migration. Hence, policies affecting documented migration also affect undocumented migration. This paper explores this relationship from a theoretical perspective. The implications of this exploration are that lax enforcement of visa rules and national borders, combined with a very long waiting line (small annual quotas) for immigrant visas, can make illegal immigration a preferred option over legal immigration or, more generally, that for policy purposes all types of migrations should be regarded as interdependent. Therefore, policies aimed solely at, say, undocumented immigration will generally be less effective than an integrated policy approach.

Entrepreneurship is now recognized as a strategy to achieve economic growth in many regions. The goal of this paper is to increase the understanding of entrepreneurship's contributions to economic growth and its potential as a development strategy for a region, such as Appalachia, characterized by poverty and underdevelopment. Using data on Appalachian counties, a system of simultaneous equations is empirically estimated to measure the effects of entrepreneurship on economic growth and development. An expanded Carlino-Mills growth model is used where changes in population, employment and per capita income represent measures of growth. Proprietorship and firm formation rate data are used to measure entrepreneurial activity. The results show start-up businesses contribute significantly to determining population growth. Employment growth is positively affected by self-employment rates as well as by firm formation rates. In terms of policy implications, the paper recommends the creation of an environment to encourage entrepreneurial activity as a strategy to battle unemployment. It concludes that regional policy makers need to renew their efforts to support the growth of self-employment and sustain the existing firms.

Abstract This paper examines the relationship between quality of life, rural development, and several socioeconomic variables. The analysis utilizes data obtained from a survey questionnaire administered to a random sample of more than 2,000 residents in West Virginia, and spatial data obtained by geocoding the survey respondents' addressees. Quality of life is measured by a three‐point categorical measure of overall satisfaction, and development is measured by a goods and services availability index. A simultaneous ordered probit model is used to examine the relationships. The empirical results are consistent with the theoretical predictions and indicate a simultaneous relationship between quality of life satisfaction and rural development.